Film theory & criticism books

The first English-language analysis of Amazigh film Amazigh Cinema: An Introduction to North African Indigenous...  Read More >>

In a Barbie World: Barbie as Narrative, Symbol, and Cipher brings together scholars to examine the myriad themes...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive scholarly volume on Kim Ki-young and his films in English  Read More >>

Examines race and nation in postcolonial, settler-colonial, and Indigenous film adaptation  Read More >>

Exploresthe detail of Jane Campion's film and television output, considering her vision and practice, legacy, and...  Read More >>

Contains thirteen original essays and an expansive introduction, including contributions by some of the foremost...  Read More >>

Explores the intertwining of the ethical with the sociopolitical across a range of screen media in different contexts...  Read More >>

Engages with the career of Isabelle Huppert, a major figure in French, European, and World Cinema  Read More >>

Revisits Taiwan New Cinema in relation to film festivals from cultural, historical, and geopolitical standpoints....  Read More >>

Argues that contemporary slasher films embody a turn towards the metamodern sensibility  Read More >>

Identifies in 'Silicon Valley Cinema' a recent trend in twenty-first century Hollywood film.  Read More >>

The first comprehensive study of men and masculinity in the cinema of Satyajit Ray  Read More >>

This reader is the first comprehensive look at representations of race, gender, disability, body size, age, and...  Read More >>

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Examines how girls' hairstyles have become such a significant part of how girlhood is articulated in contemporary...  Read More >>

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Approaches 21st-century Westerns with a specific focus on genre and gender.  Read More >>

Investigates the recent expansion in Russian documentary film and its relationship to politics, the media industries,...  Read More >>

This anthology offers a concise but comprehensive theory of propaganda, and employs it to analyze a wide variety...  Read More >>

In A Working Man Movie Review, dive deep into the heart of one of the most emotionally gripping action films of...  Read More >>

Leftist filmmakers of the 1960s revolutionized the art of documentary. Often inspired by the radical art of the...  Read More >>

Often dismissed as escapism, screen musicals of the 1960s in fact tapped into unspoken sadness about an America...  Read More >>

28 Years Later 2025 - Movie Review: An In-Depth Look at the Sequel That Redefines Post-Apocalyptic Horror In this...  Read More >>

Leftist filmmakers of the 1960s revolutionized the art of documentary. Often inspired by the radical art of the...  Read More >>

Celebrating women directors and their incredible contributions to filmmaking, this fascinating survey includes a...  Read More >>